Barcelona for Football Fans
Barcelona will probably always be the most popular destination for Football fans keen to explore more far-flung manifestations of the beautiful game. Whether or not you even bother to take in any football, Barcelona undeniably makes for one of Europe’s most appealing city breaks. Few cities can boast such an intoxicating mix of culture, climate, architecture, style and a general sense of joie de vivre.
The city has much to recommend it besides the football but happily, the beautiful game is as much a part of what makes Barcelona a great city as Gaudi’s architecture. Perhaps more than any other club team (the most apt comparison is probably Brazil) Barca have become associated with the sort of stylish, buccaneering football that most neutral football fans are irresistibly drawn to. Theirs is a brand of football that feels instinctive, expansive and aesthetically agreeable; players like Maradona, Ronaldo, Romario and Figo typify the bold, flamboyantly skillful approach the club’s passionate supporters have come to demand. The current team certainly live up to such high expectations: Messi, Ronaldinho, Deco, Eto’o and Henry form arguably the most formidable attack in world football and the academy continues to turn out talents like Bojan and Giovanni Dos Santos.
Barcelona is a city that comes alive in the summer so fixtures towards the start and conclusion of the season are particularly attractive for football tourists. Their big game against Real Madrid on the 7th of May have been an enticing prospect but certainly came at a price – the cheapest tickets available on www.barcelona-football-tickets.com set a fan back a hefty 474 Euros, a pretty price to pay see the continental gods of football.
For holidays to Spain, check out FlyMonarch who specialise in cheap flights to Barcelona and, if you’re going specifically as a football tourist, you might want to survey Barcelona’s Camp Nou website for all things football-related, including tickets and tours.
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